Шахматист Рихард Раппорт: биография, лучшие партии, фото

Рихард Раппорт (венг. Rapport Richárd; 25 марта 1996, Сомбатхей) — венгерский шахматист, гроссмейстер (2010). Ученик Александра Белявского.

Научился играть в шахматы благодаря отцу. Во втором классе у Рихарда были проблемы с математикой и его отцу пришла идея о том, что если сын начнет играть в шахматы, то у него улучшится концентрация и он будет более сосредоточен во время занятий. Затея не понравилась мальчику, но тем не менее, он стал чемпионом мира до 14 лет!

Содержание

1 Шахматные достижения
2 Семья
3 Партии с комментариями
4 Подборка партий
5 Онлайн-матч Грищук — Раппорт

Шахматные достижения

Будучи сильнейшим венгерским шахматистом Раппорт выступает за национальную команду на шахматных олимпиадах.

Рихард Раппорт и капитан венгерской команды Юдит Полгар

Раппорт член символического клуба победителей чемпионов мира Михаила Чигорина с 22 января 2017 года — в этот день он одержал победу над действующим чемпионом мира Магнусом Карлсеном на турнире Tata Steel Chess 2017.

Магнус Карлсен и Рихард Раппорт (Вейк-ан-Зее, 2017)

Карлсен — Раппорт

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Видео канала Levitov Chess. Даниил Дубов о Рихарде Раппорте и блестящей победе над Магнусом Карлсеном.

За Раппортом закрепилась слава непредсказуемого человека в плане дебютов. В одном из интервью Рихард сказал, что у него нет особой «шахматной философии», просто зачастую он выбирает дебют случайным образом. Более того, Раппорт порой делает весьма непредсказуемы ходы, что может сбить с толку любого именитого гроссмейстера.

В марте 2022 года стал победителем Гран-При ФИДЕ в Белграде, выиграв в финале у Дмитрия Андрейкина.

Семья

В 2016-м году Рихард женился на сербской шахматистке Йоване Войинович (род. 1992). На свадьбе не обошлось без шахмат…

Как и некоторые другие шахматные пары (Аниш Гири и Софико Гурамишвили, Павел Трегубов и Александра Костенюк), супруги вместе участвуют в турнирах.

Рихард и Йована Раппорт - призёры чемпионата Германии 2017. Рихард - бронза, Йована - золото — Рихард и Йована Раппорт — призёры чемпионата Германии 2017. Рихард — бронза, Йована — золото

Партии с комментариями

Раппорт — Свидлер (Дебют ферзевых пешек)

Сент-Луис, 2021

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Раппорт — Карякин (Защита Нимцовича)

Ставангер, 2021

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Войташек — Раппорт (Староиндийская защита)

Берлин, 2022

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Раппорт — Федосеев (Защита Нимцовича)

Берлин, 2022

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Раппорт — Андрейкин (Ферзевый гамбит)

Белград, 2022

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Эригайси — Раппорт (Защита Нимцовича, система Рубинштейна)

Вейк-ан-Зее, 2023

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Подборка партий

 [Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"] [Site "Caleta"] [Date "2012.01.31"] [Round "8"] [White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2543"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,M"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2012.01.24"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.03.16"]  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Bg5 Qe8 8. g4 c5  9. Bg2 {This line was examined in the opening survey in CBM 132.} Bd7 {A  relatively new idea, which can hardly change the evaluation of the position as  more pleasant for White.} (9... cxd4 {leads to a good Maroczy structure for  White. Here is a recent example:} 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. O-O Qd8 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Nd5  Nxd5 14. exd5 Qb6 15. b3 Rfe8 16. Rb1 a5 17. Nc2 Qa6 18. Bxe7 b5 19. Na3 b4 20.  Nc2 $16 {1-0 Yilmaz,M (2521)-Belous,V (2522)/Moscow RUS 2012/The Week in Chess  900 (31)}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qd6 Be6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Be3 Nd7 {1-0  Andreikin,D (2669)-Schaefer,M (2390)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139 (47)} 14. b3 $14) (  9... h5 $5 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. gxh5 f5 12. hxg6 fxe4 13. Ng5 fxg6 14. Ncxe4 Bxd4  15. O-O Qe5 16. Qd2 Bxb2 17. Rae1 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,P (2636)-Michelakis,G (2405)  /Copenhagen 2003/CBM 095 ext/[Krasenkow] (24)}) 10. O-O cxd4 (10... h5 11. Bxf6  Bxf6 12. gxh5 Qc8 13. e5 Bg7 14. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Kunin,V (2546)-Butunoi,A (2402)/  Lienz 2009/CBM 128 Extra (36)}) (10... h6 11. Be3 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd2 (13.  a3 $5) 13... Rc8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nh7 16. Nd5 Nb4 17. Bd6 (17. Nf3 $1 $14)  17... Nd3 (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Rfe8 $132) 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8  Bxc8 20. Qb3 $18 {1-0 Lysyj,I (2620)-Grigoryan,A (2506)/Moscow 2009/CBM 129  (45)}) 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. b3 h5 13. Bxf6 (13. gxh5 $5 Nxh5 14. Nd5 Nf6 15. Re1  $14) 13... Bxf6 14. gxh5 Rc5 $5 {An interesting idea: Black sacrifices a pawn  to make use of his bishop pair. His pieces (including the a6 knight) are quite  passive so objectively he should not succeed but in practice everything is  possible.} 15. hxg6 (15. Nd5 $142 Bg7 16. hxg6 fxg6) 15... fxg6 {Missing a  good opportunity:} (15... Rg5 $1 {, activating the rook and creating strong  counterplay.}) 16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Rc1 e6 18. Ne3 Rh5 19. Nb5 (19. Ng4 Qe7 20. e5  Bxe5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Ne2 Bc6 23. Rc3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nc5 25. Ng3 Rh4 26. b4 Nd7  27. a3 a5 $13 {1/2 Ipatov,A (2591)-Stellwagen,D (2625)/Remagen GER 2012/The  Week in Chess 903 (31)}) 19... Be5 20. Ng4 Bf4 21. Nxd6 Qe7 22. Rc3 $1 {Using  a tactical trick, White has won a second pawn but the position remains tense  as Black's kingside counterplay should not be underestimated.} e5 (22... Bxd6  $2 23. Rd3) (22... Bc6 23. e5 $1) 23. Nb5 Rh7 24. Rd3 Be6 25. Rd6 Kh8 26. Qe2  Rh4 27. f3 Nc5 28. Rfd1 (28. b4 $142 Na6 (28... Bxg4 29. fxg4) 29. a3 Nc7 30.  c5 {, and White should gradually prevail.}) 28... Qg5 29. b4 $4 {And now this  move is a terrible blunder.} (29. Rf1 {[%cal Rb3b4,Yb5c3,Yc3d5] was a must. It  is unclear whether Black had anything better than} Qe7) 29... Bxg4 30. fxg4  Be3+ 31. Kh1 Nxe4 $1 0-1  [Event "Wch U20 51st"] [Site "Athens"] [Date "2012.08.12"] [Round "10"] [White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2012.08.02"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.08.24"]  1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3  Nbd7 9. O-O Ne4 10. g3 Nd6 11. b3 Nf5 12. a3 a6 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. Qf3  O-O-O 16. Rad1 Rh5 17. Bf1 Rdh8 18. h3 g5 19. Bg2 Rxh3 20. Bxh3 Rxh3 21. Qg2  Qh6 22. Ne2 Nf6 23. cxd5 exd5 24. e4 Nxe4 25. Rf1 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Ne3 0-1  [Event "Camarinas Entrefaros"] [Site "Camarinas"] [Date "2013.10.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2676"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2013.10.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "17"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.11.12"]  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Ng3 O-O 8.  O-O Ng6 9. Qh5 Nd7 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 Ne8 14. Be3  Nd6 15. Qh5 Re8 16. b3 Bf6 17. a4 Nf8 18. a5 g6 19. Qg4 Ne6 20. Ne2 Bg5 21.  Bxg5 Nxg5 22. Qf4 Ne6 23. Qg3 Ng5 24. Qf4 Nde4 25. f3 Ne6 26. Qe3 Nd6 27. Qd2  Qh4 28. c3 Re7 29. Rae1 Rae8 30. Nc1 b6 31. axb6 axb6 32. Bc2 c5 33. dxc5 bxc5  34. Re5 Nc7 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Nd3 Ne6 37. Re1 Ra7 38. Bb1 Rb7 39. Bc2 d4 40.  cxd4 Qxd4+ 41. Qf2 Nf5 42. Nc1 Ra7 43. Bxf5 gxf5 44. Kf1 Ra1 45. Qc2 Qf4 46.  Qc3 Ra8 47. g3 Qd4 48. Qc2 Qd5 49. Qc3 f4 50. Re5 Qd1+ 51. Re1 Qd5 52. Re5 Qd1+  53. Re1 Qd4 54. Qxd4 Nxd4 55. gxf4 Ra1 56. Kf2 Kg7 57. Rd1 Rb1 58. b4 Rb2+ 59.  Ke3 Rxb4 60. Nd3 Nf5+ 61. Kd2 Rd4 62. Kc3 c4 63. Rg1+ Kf6 64. Nf2 Rxf4 65. Ng4+  Ke6 66. Re1+ Kd5 67. Nf6+ Kc6 68. Nxh7 Rxf3+ 69. Kb4 Nd6 70. Ng5 Rb3+ 71. Ka4  Nb7 72. Ne4 f5 73. Rc1 fxe4 74. Rxc4+ Kd5 0-1  [Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2014.01.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A52"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2691"] [Annotator "Moskalenko,V"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2014.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.03.17"]  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 {The initial position of the Budapest Gambit.  White has enough moves to defend the pawn on e5: Nf3, Bf4 or Qd4/Qd5, but the  move order is very important. Classic rules command us to develop the knight  first, so...} 4. Nf3 Bc5 $1 {The attack on f2 forces White to remain passive.}  5. e3 {Now the bishop on c1 cannot reach f4 to protect the extra pawn.} Nc6 6.  Nc3 ({Keep in mind:} 6. Qd5 $6 {In most cases, defending the e5-pawn with the  queen is not successful. This idea only prevails in the Rubinstein Variation  with 4.Bf4 and 6.Nc3.} Qe7 7. Nc3 Ngxe5 8. Be2 d6 9. Ne4 $2 {White keeps  pursuing a bad plan and now the game will soon be over.} Be6 10. Qd1 Bb4+ 11.  Bd2 O-O-O 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qb3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 d5 $1 15. Nd2 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Rd3  17. Qa4 Bxc4 18. Qxa7 Nc2+ {0-1 Adler,A-Maroczy,G Budapest 1896. It's mate  next move. This was the stem game of the fabulous Budapest Gambit, by the  legendary Hungarian player.}) 6... O-O $1 ({Keep in mind:} 6... Ngxe5 $2 {A  serious mistake in this system.} 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. f4 $1 {Generally, this  advance is White's main resource.} Nc6 9. Bd3 $1 $36 {White wins a neat tempo  in comparison with other positions of the 4.Nf3 system. In case of} d6 (9...  Qh4+ 10. g3 Qh3 11. Nd5 $1 $36) (9... O-O $2 10. Qh5 $1 f5 11. Bxf5 $18 {  Razuvaev,Y (2580)-Bardel,S (2295) Geneve 1995}) 10. O-O O-O {White is still a  tempo up.}) 7. Be2 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. O-O a5 {The main point is to swing  the rook from a8 to a6 and h6, creating threats on the kingside. However, is  not the best move order for Black.} (9... Re8 $5 {is more useful move:  attacking e3 in the case of White's f2-f4, and in some lines it gives the  bishop a nice retreat on f8 - see other games of article.}) 10. Kh1 {White  will follow up with f4, its the only idea of Kh1, but it will leave the  diagonal c5-g1 as a permanent weakness.} (10. Na4 $5 {is the correct response,  which poses the strong question to the bishop on c5.}) 10... d6 $5 11. f4 Nc6  12. b3 Re8 13. Rf3 (13. Bd3 Nb4 $5 14. Bb1 Bxe3 $15) 13... Bf5 {White's  position is already slightly uncomfortable. His weakness on e3 ties him down -  he cannot play Bb2 as he would like to.} 14. Rg3 Re6 $5 {Improving the rook  allows Black multiple possibilities.} 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Qe7 18.  e4 Qh4 $1 {With a nasty threat.} 19. Rf3 $6 (19. Bb2 $4 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rh6#) (  19. f5 $5 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rh6+ 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Bxh6 Bd4 23. Bd2 b6 $5 $44 (  23... a4 $5 $132)) 19... Nc2 (19... f5 $1 $17 {was much stronger, also taking  advantage of the weak back rank, but now attacking e4.}) 20. Rb1 Qe1+ 21. Qxe1  Nxe1 22. Rg3 Rg6 23. Nd5 Rxg3 24. hxg3 c6 25. Be3 Nd3 26. Bxc5 cxd5 27. Bxd6  dxe4 $17 {Black's powerful knight on d3 and his passed pawn on e4 guarantee  him a big advantage.} 28. Kg1 f5 29. Kf1 Ra6 30. Bc7 Kf7 31. g4 Rc6 32. Bxa5  Ra6 $1 {A nice manoeuvre, trying to activate the rook.} 33. Bc3 {Letting the  rook into the game is suicide.} (33. b4 Ke6 34. c5 fxg4 $17) 33... Rxa2 34.  gxf5 e3 35. g3 Rc2 36. Be1 Kf6 $19 {White is simply too passive.} 37. g4 h5 38.  Bh4+ Kf7 39. gxh5 Rh2 {Missing a much easier win.} (39... e2+ 40. Kg1 Rd2 {and  White loses a full rook.}) 40. Be1 Kf6 41. Kg1 Re2 42. Bc3+ Kxf5 43. Bxg7 Kxf4  44. Bh6+ Kg3 $1 {Black is still winning.} 45. Bxe3 Rxe3 {If White can  eliminate the b7 pawn he should hold the draw, but Rapport finishes off with  good technique.} 46. Kf1 Kf4 47. Ra1 Rf3+ 48. Kg1 Rg3+ 49. Kf1 Rf3+ 50. Kg1 Kg4  51. h6 Nf4 52. h7 Rh3 53. Kf2 Kf5 54. b4 Nd3+ 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Ra8 Rh2+ 57. Kd1  Rxh7 58. Kd2 Nxb4 {The extra pawn has been stabilised and Gelfand has nothing  left but to resign.} 59. Kc3 Nc6 60. Re8+ Re7 {A nice Budapest game from the  Hungarian prodigy.} 0-1  [Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2014.01.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Harikrishna, Penteala"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2706"] [Annotator "Postny,E"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2014.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.03.17"]  1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Qf3 {As usual, Rapport goes for  an offbeat line.} ({The main line is} 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 {and so on.})  5... Bg6 {A more logical move is 5...e6, defending the bishop and continuing  his development at the same time. The move in the text might be a loss of  tempo.} (5... e6 6. Bd3 (6. c3 Nd7 7. Ne2 Ngf6 8. N4g3 Bg6 9. h4 h6 10. Nf4 Bh7  $11 {1/2-1/2 (14) Rade,M (2436)-Doric,D (2492) Sibenik 2008}) 6... Nd7 ({Here  it's possible to take the pawn:} 6... Qxd4 7. Ne2 Bxe4 8. Bxe4 Qd8 {White has  a clear compensation, but Black has no weaknesses and shouldn't be worse.}) 7.  Ne2 Bg6 8. Bf4 Ndf6 9. Ng5 Nd5 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Bd2 Nh6 12. O-O-O $14 {1-0  (31) Tal,M (2620)-Balashov,Y (2570) Leningrad 1971}) 6. Ne2 e6 ({The following  crushing game illustrates well the danger that Black might face if he grabs  the central pawn and is not in time to complete his development:} 6... Qd5 $6  7. N2c3 $1 Qxd4 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Be3 Qb4 10. O-O-O Ngf6 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Nb5 $1  Rc8 13. Nxa7 Bh5 14. Qh3 Ra8 15. Nb5 $1 Nd5 (15... cxb5 16. Qf5 $18 {[%cal  Gd3b5]}) 16. Be2 $1 e6 (16... Bxe2 17. Nc7+ $1 Kd8 18. Nxd5 $18) 17. Bxh5 {  [%csl Re6]} g6 18. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxd5 Qa5 21. Nb6+ Ke8 22. Be2  Rd8 23. a4 {1-0 (23) Kopylov,I-Akopov,R USSR 1986}) 7. c3 Qd5 8. N2g3 Nd7 9. h4  (9. Bd3 Ngf6 10. O-O h5 $6 (10... Be7 {+/=/=}) 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Ne4 O-O-O 13.  Be3 f5 14. Ng5 Nb6 15. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (39) Ibrahimova,S (2070)-Kharmunova,N  (2215) Moscow 2012}) 9... h6 (9... e5 10. Ng5 $1 (10. h5 Bxe4 11. Qxe4 Qxe4+  12. Nxe4 exd4 13. cxd4 Ngf6 $11) 10... exd4 11. h5 Bc2 12. Qe2+ Be7 13. cxd4 (  13. Qxc2 $6 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 $11) 13... O-O-O 14. Qxc2 Bxg5 15. Bc4 Qa5+ 16.  Qc3 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Nh6 20. f3 $14 {[%csl Yh6]}) 10.  Bd3 Ngf6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 (11... Nxf6 $5 {was more ambitious. After} 12. Bxg6  fxg6 13. Qd3 O-O-O 14. O-O g5 15. hxg5 hxg5 {Black's damaged pawn structure is  compensated for by certain attacking prospects on the kingside.}) 12. Qxd5 cxd5  13. Be2 $1 {Correctly avoiding the exchange. Black's light-squared bishop in  fact is shooting into the empty space.} Bd6 ({I like the move} 13... h5 $1 {I  don't think that the pawn on h5 is weaker than on h6. Later on Black can play  14...Bd6 followed by 15...Kf8 and 16...Kg7. The position should be equal.}) 14.  h5 Bc2 15. Nf1 a6 {Not a bad move, but it wasn't necessary to cover the  b5-square.} (15... f5 16. Ne3 Ba4 17. g4 ({In the complications after} 17. c4  f4 {Black is not worse.}) 17... fxg4 18. Nxg4 f5 $11) 16. b3 $1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Rg8  $2 {White's knight is going to e3 anyway, so attacking the Pg2 is a waste of  important tempi.} (17... Bh7 18. Ne3 (18. c4 dxc4 19. bxc4 e5 $11) 18... f5 19.  c4 f4 20. Ng4 Bf5 21. c5 (21. cxd5 exd5 $11) 21... Bc7 $11) 18. Ne3 Bh7 $6 (  18... Be4 {could have been tried.} {After} 19. c4 Bf4 (19... dxc4 20. Nxc4 Bf8  21. Rc1 Kd8 22. f3 Bd5 23. Kf2 $16) 20. f3 Bh7 21. cxd5 Nb6 22. dxe6 fxe6 {  Black is a pawn down, but has some play.}) 19. c4 {Suddenly, White is breaking  through the queenside.} dxc4 (19... Ba3 20. Rd1 b5 $5 {is an engine  recommendation as the lesser evil for Black.} 21. cxd5 f5 22. dxe6 fxe6 $16)  20. Nxc4 Bf8 21. Rc1 Rd8 22. Bf3 Nb8 (22... b5 23. Na5 e5 24. Rh4 $1 {followed  by Na5-b7 and Rc1-c7 is crushing.}) 23. Na5 {It's amazing how quickly Black's  position got so desperate.} Rxd4 24. Nxb7 Ba3 25. Rc7 (25. Rc8+ Ke7 26. Rxg8  Bxg8 27. Bxh6 $18) 25... Nd7 (25... e5 26. Bxh6 Bb4+ 27. Kf1 $18) 26. Na5 $2 {  This makes White's winning task more difficult. Instead, pinning the knight  was decisive.} (26. Bc6 Ke7 27. Be3 Rd3 28. Rh4 $1 {is completely dominating.  All White's pieces are superbly placed, while Black can't even get rid of the  pin.}) 26... Ne5 {Now, at least Black manages to swap the knight for White's  active bishop.} 27. Nc6 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Rd5 29. b4 $1 {Threatening 30.Re7+ Kf8  31.Bxh6+.} Rgg5 $1 {The only way not to resign immediately.} 30. Bxg5 fxg5 31.  O-O {Castling on move thirty-one, rarely seen!} Kf8 32. Re1 Bb2 33. a4 Bc3 34.  Re3 Bf6 35. Kg2 Bc2 36. Ne5 $6 (36. b5 axb5 37. a5 {and the pawn is simply  unstoppable.}) 36... Bxe5 37. Rxc2 Bd6 38. Re4 Ke7 39. Rc6 a5 40. bxa5 {  Rapport's play at this stage is far from accurate, but his advantage is so  overwhelming, that is really difficult to spoil.} Rxa5 41. Rb6 Ra7 42. Rb5 Kd7  43. Rd4 Kc6 44. Rc4+ Kd7 45. Kf1 Bc7 46. Ke2 Kd6 47. Kd3 Kd7 48. Rd4+ Kc6 49.  Rc4+ Kd7 50. Kc2 Kd6 51. Kb3 Ba5 52. Rd4+ Ke7 53. f4 gxf4 54. Rxf4 f5 55. Rf3  Bc7 {Harikrishna puts up stubborn resistance, but the position just can't be  saved, unless White blunders the a-pawn.} 56. Rd3 Kf6 57. Rd7 Kg5 58. Re7 Bb6  59. f4+ Kxf4 60. Rxe6 Be3 61. Rxh6 Rf7 62. Rg6 Kf3 63. h6 Bd4 64. h7 {The last  simplification. Black loses his last hope - Pf5.} Rxh7 65. Rxf5+ Ke4 66. Rfg5  Re7 67. a5 {After all this pawn brings White the victory.} Be5 68. Kc4 1-0  [Event "Tromsoe ol (Men) 41st"] [Site "Tromsoe"] [Date "2014.08.10"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2659"] [Annotator "Szabo,Kr"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2014.08.02"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.09.17"] [WhiteTeam "Hungary"] [BlackTeam "US of America"] [WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"]  1. b3 {The Larsen opening is a system Rapport often plays.} e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3  Nf6 4. Bb5 ({Recently there was a top game with} 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 exd4  7. exd4 Bg7 (7... d5 $5) 8. d5 Ne7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. O-O  d5 $13 {with a balanced middlegame, Nakamura-Anand, Dubai blitz 2014.}) 4...  Bd6 5. Na3 a6 (5... e4 {was also tried:} 6. Nc4 Be7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d3 O-O 9.  Ne2 d5 10. Nd2 exd3 11. cxd3 c5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. O-O Bd6 $13 {with an unclear  middlegame, Ipatov-Karjakin, Dubai blitz 2014.}) 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc4 Qe7 8. a4  ({In January Rapport played} 8. Ne2 b5 9. Nxd6+ cxd6 10. a4 b4 11. O-O O-O 12.  f4 {So Wesley} (12. Ng3 Nd5 13. f4 f6 14. a5 c5 15. fxe5 {(Rapport-So Wesley,  Wijk aan Zee 2014)} dxe5 $1 16. Qe2 Be6 17. d3 Rad8 $13) 12... Rd8 (12... Bg4  13. h3 $14) (12... Nd5 13. e4 Nc7 14. Ng3 $36) 13. Ng3 Nd5 14. Qf3 f6 15. Rae1  a5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. d4 $36 {with some pressure for Black.}) 8... O-O 9. a5 {  White has gained some space on the queenside and he has avoided b5.} Bg4 $146 {  The new move by Onischuk.} (9... Nd7 10. Ne2 b5 11. axb6 cxb6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13.  d4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. f3 $14 {White is slightly better, later  he managed to win, Rapport-Stevic, Sankt Veit an der Glan 2014.}) 10. Ne2 Nd7 {  A logical decision this N move, and he prepares for f6 too.} ({Nevertheless}  10... e4 $5 {was an interesting option, for example} 11. O-O (11. h3 Bh5) 11...  Bc5 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qe1 Nd5 14. Ng3 Bg6 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 11.  O-O e4 (11... Rae8 {was also possible} 12. f3 Be6 13. Nxd6 ({or} 13. Ng3 Bxc4  14. bxc4 f5 $13) 13... cxd6 14. f4 f5 $13) 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. f3 $5 {A brave  and very ambitious decision. Richard opens his K's position, because he wants  to attack on the kingside.} exf3 14. gxf3 Bh3 $6 {Later the B can be trouble  on h3.} (14... Bf5 {was more accurate} 15. Rf2 (15. Kh1 Bg6) 15... Nc5 16. Rg2  Ne6 {and Black's K looks safe.}) 15. Rf2 Ne5 $6 {An active move, but it gives  some tempi to White.} (15... Nc5 16. Nf4 Bf5 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. e4 {and White has  some initiative, but still Black hasn't got a serious problem.}) 16. f4 $1 Ng6  ({The engine suggests} 16... Nd7 {, but by human measure, it is not logical to  go back there, from where the N came.}) 17. f5 $1 Qg5+ (17... Ne5 18. f6 $1 $16  {with a strong attack for White.}) 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Ra4 $1 {Suddenly the a1 R  is also coming into play. Now the h3 B is stuck, Black's position is very  difficult.} Bg4 $2 {This move helps only White.} (19... g6 20. Kh1 $36) 20. Qf1  f6 $4 {A decisive blunder, but Black's position was already unpleasant.} (20...  Rfe8 21. Raf4 $16) 21. Bxe5 {and Black resigned, because White will play Qc4+  and the g4 B is lost.} 1-0  [Event "Novy Bor m"] [Site "Novy Bor"] [Date "2014.09.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Laznicka, Viktor"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2713"] [Annotator "Sagar Shah"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2014.09.30"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.11.11"]        window.yaContextCb.push(()=>{ 	Ya.Context.AdvManager.render({ 		"blockId": "R-A-208071-8", 		"renderTo": "yandex_rtb_R-A-208071-8" 	}) })      {This is the first game of the Laznicka-Rapport match which will last for six  games. It is quite an interesting battle because Laznicka is quite a  technically correct player, while Rapport on the other hand is a complete  maverick who thrives on complicated positions.} 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 $5 {This is  the first time that Rapport has played this opening.} 3. Nf3 {Laznicka goes  for the main line.} (3. d5 {I would recommend this move to those who are  looking for a simple way as White to play against this opening.} f5 4. e4 $5  fxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. Ng3 Bg6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. h4 Qd7 11.  f3 $5 {The game Mikhalevski-Milos which reached this position is worth  studying in detail.}) (3. dxe5 {Hardly anyone plays this move.} dxe5 4. Qxd8+  Kxd8 5. Nc3 Be6 6. b3 c6 $11 {Black king goes to c7 and he has absolutely no  problems.}) 3... e4 4. Nfd2 (4. Ng5 {is definitely the main move.} f5 5. Nc3  Be7 6. Nh3 {The N will later go to f4 when it will be perfectly placed.}) 4...  f5 5. Nc3 c6 (5... Nf6 {is the more common way to go and play continues with}  6. e3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O {When according to me Black has a very superior  version of Dutch Defence.}) 6. e3 Nf6 7. Be2 Na6 {The N can be put to good use  on c7 form where it can support d6-d5.} (7... g6 {is the normal way but  Rapport always has his own ideas.}) 8. Qa4 $5 {An odd move by Laznicka. I  wonder why he played his queen to a4. Maybe he wanted to expand on the  queenside with b4 but maybe it's not the best plan in the position. The right  plan should definitely be 0-0 followed by breaking the structure with f3.} Nc7  9. b4 a6 {preventing b5.} 10. Qb3 d5 $1 {Things have gone well for Black in  the opening. He has a perfectly satisfactory position.} 11. a4 Be6 12. Bb2 (12.  c5 {could have been tried by Laznicka. But it reduces the tension in the  center and later Black can prepare the f5-f4 break, taking his time.}) 12...  Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. b5 {Laznicka gets his play going on the queenside but  Black doesn't really care. He has a strong pawn chain in the center and it is  quite difficult to break it.} Kh8 15. Rfb1 (15. b6 $6 Nce8 16. c5 {This is a  typical computer variation that gives a slight edge to White. I think this is  an incorrect assessment. With the queenside closed, it will be Black who will  play on the kingside and launch a violent pawn storm without much hindrance.})  15... dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ncd5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba3 $1 {Laznicka does the right  thing to exchange the Black's best minor piece.} Bxa3 19. Qxa3 $14 Ng4 $5 {A  typical Rapport move. The knight jumps into the kingside with some vague  threats. But thanks to his excellent tactical mastery Richard could see what  would happen if his opponent goes wrong and Laznicka lost his sense of danger  I guess.} (19... f4 $5 {was totally messy but maybe the best move in the  position.} 20. Ncxe4 $6 (20. Ndxe4 $2 Nxc3 $19) 20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bf5 $15)  20. h3 $6 (20. Bxd5 $1 {was very strong.} Qh4 {looks scary but it is important  to see that nothing is happening after} 21. Bxe6 $1 Qxf2+ (21... Qxh2+ 22. Kf1  Qh1+ 23. Ke2 Qxg2 24. Rf1 $18) 22. Kh1 Nxe3 23. Rg1 Qxd2 24. Ra2 Qxd4 25. Ne2  $14 {Black has three pawns for a piece but White has an upper hand here  because his piece are quite decently co ordinated.}) (20. Rb2 $5 {Keeping  control was also interesting.} Qh4 21. Nf1 Ndxe3 $5 22. Bxe6 Nxf1 23. h3 $1 $13  {it's a crazy position. A clear cut evaluation is impossible.} (23. Kxf1 $2  Nxh2+ 24. Kg1 Rf6 $1 $40 {playing such positions against Rapport is scary.}))  20... Nxf2 $5 {The sacrifice looks strong but White can still come out of it  unhurt if he chooses the right path.} 21. Kxf2 $2 {The worst move that White  could make. Maybe Laznicka had lost the thread of the game after the 20th move.  } (21. Bxd5 $1 {was the only way to maintain the balance.} Nxh3+ 22. gxh3 Qg5+  23. Kh2 cxd5 (23... Qxe3 $2 24. Bxe6 Qxd2+ 25. Kh1 $16) 24. Ne2 f4 25. exf4 Qh5  26. Re1 g5 $1 $13 {Though black is a piece down, the White pieces have  absolutely no co-ordination and it is a crazily complicated position.}) 21...  Nxe3 $3 {That was not a difficult shot for Rapport to calculate.} (21... Qh4+ {  It could well be that Laznicka had only seen this and that it was not working  due to} 22. g3 Qxh3 23. Rh1 Qg4 24. Be2 $18 {White has consolidated.}) 22. Qc5  $2 {Now the end is swift.} (22. Kxe3 Qg5+ 23. Ke2 Qxg2+ 24. Kd1 Bxc4 $1 25.  Nxc4 Qf1+ $1 26. Kd2 Qxc4 $17) (22. Bxe6 Qxd4 $3 $19 {This is what Richard is  strong in. Two pieces down but he sees that his attack will succeed.} 23. Ke2  Qd3+ 24. Kf2 Nc2 $19) 22... Qg5 {Qxg2 followed by f4 mate is threatened.} 23.  Bf1 Nd5 (23... Nc2 {could have been a tad stronger.}) 24. Ke1 (24. Kg1 Qxd2 {  would prolong the game but isn't it too sad?}) 24... Qg3+ $1 {The c3 knight  falls and with it the entire house! What a crushing victory for the Hungarian  prodigy.} 0-1  [Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"] [Site "Jurmala"] [Date "2015.03.08"] [Round "11"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2711"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2015.03.07"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "LAT"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.04.21"]  1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 f5 6. Rc1 c5 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2  Nc6 9. Nh3 g5 10. f4 h6 11. O-O d6 12. fxg5 hxg5 13. e3 g4 14. Nf4 Qg5 15. Ncd5  Bd7 16. Rb1 Rad8 17. b4 b6 18. a4 Be5 19. a5 cxb4 20. axb6 a5 21. Rf2 Rb8 22.  h4 Qh6 23. d4 Bg7 24. c5 dxc5 25. dxc5 Rfd8 26. Qc2 Kh8 27. Rd1 Ne5 28. Ne7 a4  29. Rd6 Qxd6 30. cxd6 b3 31. Qc7 a3 32. Bd5 a2 33. Rxa2 bxa2 34. Bxa2 Ra8 35.  Bd5 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Rda8 37. b7 R8a2+ 38. Bxa2 Rxa2+ 39. Ne2 Nd3+ 40. Kg1 1-0  [Event "Bundesliga 1516"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2016.02.21"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2765"] [PlyCount "173"] [EventDate "2015.09.18"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.03.14"] [WhiteTeam "Solingen"] [BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"]  1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. d4 b6 8. b3  Bb7 9. Bb2 Na5 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd3 Be7 13. b4 Nc6 14. a3 Rc8 15.  Re1 a5 16. b5 Nb8 17. c4 Nbd7 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Ne5 Ncd7 20. Nd3 Nc5 21. Ne5 Ncd7  22. Ndf3 Bc5 23. Qa4 Qc7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Ne5 Qe7 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. Nd3 Bd6  28. e4 Nc7 29. Qd4 Ne8 30. Qxb6 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 Bc5 32. Qxa5 Nf6 33. Nd3 Ra8 34.  Qc3 Bb6 35. Nb4 h6 36. h3 Qd8 37. Qc2 Ra5 38. e5 Nd5 39. Nc6 Bxc6 40. Qxc6 Ne7  41. Qd6 Rxb5 42. Bd4 Nf5 43. Bxb6 Qxd6 44. exd6 Rxb6 45. d7 Rd6 46. a4 Rxd7 47.  a5 Ra7 48. Ra1 Kf8 49. a6 Ke7 50. Bf1 Kd6 51. Kg2 Nd4 52. f4 Nb3 53. Rd1+ Kc7  54. f5 exf5 55. Rd5 Kc6 56. Rxf5 Nc5 57. Kf3 Kb6 58. Bc4 f6 59. Rd5 Rc7 60.  Rd6+ Ka7 61. Bb5 Re7 62. h4 Ne4 63. Rd4 Nc5 64. Rd6 Ne4 65. Rd8 Nc5 66. Kg4 Kb6  67. Rb8+ Ka7 68. Rd8 Kb6 69. Rb8+ Ka7 70. Re8 Rc7 71. Re3 Kb6 72. Bf1 Nd7 73.  Re8 Ne5+ 74. Kf5 Ka7 75. h5 Kb6 76. Ke6 Rc6+ 77. Ke7 Rc7+ 78. Kf8 g6 79. Rxe5  fxe5 80. hxg6 Rc6 81. Kf7 Rc7+ 82. Kf6 Rc6+ 83. Kf5 e4 84. g7 Rc5+ 85. Kg6 Rg5+  86. Kxh6 Rxg3 87. Kh7 1-0  [Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2016.06.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Navara, David"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B05"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Stohl,I"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2016.06.05"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.07.12"]  1. e4 Nf6 {Rapport is well-known for his original openings. For the Prague  match he prepared the Alekhine, which he had never played before. With 1,5/2  he could hardly have wished for a better result!} 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 {  David remains true to his repertoire. The solid text-move is more popular than  the ultra sharp 4 pawns attack, which doesn't seem to be a refutation of the  Alekhine anyway:} (4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3  Be7 10. d5 (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Qe8 14. Rad1 Rd8 15.  Qe1 Rd7 16. Qg3 Qg6 17. Qxg6 Bxg6 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 h6 20. h3 Na5 21. b3  Nc6 22. Kf2 Rf8 23. Kg1 Rfd8 24. g4 a6 25. Kg2 Nb4 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rxd2  28. Rxd2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Nd7 30. Nb5 axb5 31. Bxb4 bxc4 32. Bxc4 Kf7 $11 {  Dominguez Perez,L (2734)-Vitiugov,N (2691) St Petersburg rpd 2012. In the  manoeuvring struggle Black patiently neutralised White's slight edge.}) 10...  exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 {Black can hold the balance even after the  straightforward} 13. e6 (13. Qf3 c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxc6 (15. Qg4 N6d5 16.  Bd2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bc5 18. O-O-O Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nd5 20. e6 {Kain,A (2102)  -Collobiano,A (2077) email 2008} O-O 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Bc4 Rd7 $11) 15... bxc6  16. Qe4 N6d5 17. Bf2 O-O 18. Bc4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nd5 20. O-O Nxc3 21. Qxc6 Rc8  22. Qa6 {Kulaots,K (2578)-Yuffa,D (2502) Moscow 2016} Ne4 $132) 13... fxe6 14.  dxe6 Bc6 15. Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 Bxh1 17. O-O-O Qf6 18. gxh4 O-O 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bg5  Qe5 21. e7 {with} Rf2 $5 (21... Rfe8 $143 22. Nf5 $36) 22. Qg1 (22. Qe6+ $6  Qxe6 23. Nxe6 N4d5 24. Nd8 Nxe7 25. Bxe7 cxb5 26. Rxh1 Rc8 $17 {Wiesinger,  J-Caprano,J ICCF corr 1990}) 22... Qxh2 23. Qxh2 Rxh2 24. Ne6 N4d5 25. Nxd5  Nxd5 26. Bc4 Be4 27. Bb3 h6 28. Rf1 Nxe7 29. Bxe7 {1/2, Van Daatselaar,J (2122)  -Legemaat,G (2345) ICCF email 2009} Bd5 30. Nc7 Bxb3 31. Nxa8 Bxa2 $11) 4...  Bg4 {This classical continuation is rather rare nowadays.} ({Black often  prefers the modest} 4... dxe5 5. Nxe5 {, leading to structures featured also  in the Caro-Kann, Rubinstein French, or Scandinavian. In fact the Alekhine  games I annotated in the not too distant past featured this line:} c6 (5... g6  6. Bc4 Be6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Nef3 N7f6 11. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 12.  Ng5 $40 {Grischuk,A (2736)-Riazantsev,A (2661) Moscow 2009. For more details  see the notes in CBM 134}) 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O ({A circumspect choice instead of  the wild} 7. g4 Be6 8. f4 f6 9. Nd3 Bf7 10. O-O Na6 11. Nc3 e6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5  13. Be3 Be7 14. Bf3 Qd7 15. c3 Rd8 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Kh1 Nc7 18. Rae1 Bg6 19. Bf2  Rfe8 20. Rg1 Bd6 21. Bg3 Nd5 $11 {Navara,D (2638)-Short,N (2663) Wijk aan Zee  2009}) 7... Nd7 8. Nf3 (8. Bg4 Bxg4 9. Qxg4 g6 $5 {Grischuk,A (2763)-Kamsky,G  (2746) olm Istanbul 2012. This line looks OK for Black, for more details see  the notes in CBM 151.}) 8... e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Nc3 Bd6 (10... Ne4 $142 $5) 11.  h3 (11. Nh4 $14) 11... O-O (11... Ne4 {and}) (11... h6 {are more solid}) 12.  Nh4 Ne4 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Bxe4 (15. Qf3 $5) 15... fxe4 16. Re1 Qh4  17. Qg4 Qxg4 18. hxg4 Bb4 19. Bd2 Nb6 (19... Bxc3 20. Bxc3 $14) 20. b3 Rad8 21.  Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxb4 Rexd4 23. Re7 (23. Be7 $1 Re8 24. Bc5 Rdd8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8  26. Rd1 $36) 23... R4d7 24. Rae1 f6 25. a4 $2 (25. Bc5 $36) 25... Rxe7 26. Rxe7  Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Nd7 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Ra8 {Navara,D (2727)-Luch,M (2413) Czechia  2015} Rb1 30. Rxa7 Rxb3 $15 {/\} 31. Rxb7 Ke6 {[%cal Rc6c5,Rd7e5,Re5d3]}) 5.  Be2 e6 6. O-O ({Undoubtedly surprised in game 2, Navara went for a line he  used in his junior years:} 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3  (10. Be3 {The standard continuation is} d5 (10... N8d7 11. b3 Nf6 12. Re1 (12.  Nd2 $5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nbd7 15. Qf3 Qa5 16. b4 $1 Qxb4 17. Nb5 Qa5  18. Nb3 Qb6 19. d5 Nc5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Bf4 $44 {De Gleria,F  (2432)-Appel,R (2481) Essen 2001 See the notes to this game in CBM 083 by  Finkel.}) 12... d5 13. c5 Nbd7 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 (15. Qc2 $14) 15... dxe4 16.  Nd2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 f5 18. Qc4 f4 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Nxe4 fxe3 21. Rxe3 $44 Bf6 $2  (21... Nf6 $5 $13) 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. Nd6 $16 {1-0 (39) Navara,D (2433)-Kobler,M  (2166) Aviles 2000}) 11. c5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc4 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. b3 {and now  Black can consider the unusual} Na3 $5 (14... N4a5 15. Rb1 Bf6 16. Be3 b6 17.  cxb6 Qxb6 18. Na4 Qb4 19. a3 Qd6 20. Nc5 $14 {Geller,E-Kortschnoj,V Stockholm  izt 1962 This is similar to Navara-Rapport, quoted below.}) 15. Rc1 Bf6 16. Ne2  a5 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 b6 19. Qd2 Nb5 20. Be3 bxc5 21. Rxc5 Qb6 22. a4 Nd6 23.  Rdc1 Nf5 24. Qc3 Nce7 25. Qd3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bg5 27. g3 Nc6 28. Qc3 Na7 29. Kg2  Be7 $15 {Leite,D (2315)-Arnold,G (2224) email 2012}) 10... Bh5 11. b3 Nc6 12.  Be3 d5 13. c5 Nc8 14. b4 a6 15. a3 (15. Rb1 Bf6 16. a4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 N8e7 18.  b5 axb5 19. axb5 Na5 20. Be2 Nf5 21. Rb4 $14 {/~~, Godena,M (2485)-D'Amore,C  (2415) Florence 1993. This is maybe more promising for White, but the  resulting position still remains quite complex.}) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bf6 17.  g4 N8e7 18. Bg2 g6 19. f4 b6 20. Na4 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Nc8 22. Rc1 N6e7 23. Qd3 Nd6  24. Kh1 Nc4 $132 {Although the engine still favours White, Black's setup is  solid and he even gained the upper hand after} 25. Bf2 Kh8 26. Rc2 Re8 27. Re2  Ra7 28. Rfe1 Rf8 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Ne4 Bg7 31. Bh4 $6 dxe4 32. Qxc4 f5 33. Qxe6  Nd5 $1 $17 {Navara,D (2744)-Rapport,R (2731) Prague m 2016}) 6... Be7 7. h3 Bh5  8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 {The main alternative.} ({White finally spurns  the line from game 2, which he could have still achieved with} 10. exd6 cxd6 {  - 6.c4 Nb6 7.exd6}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 $5 {David probably also wanted to  present an opening surprise of his own and opts for a relatively rare  continuation. Possibly he was inspired by White's impressive score in this  line in engine games.} ({The standard move is} 11. c5 Bxf3 {More principled is}  12. gxf3 $142 (12. Bxf3 Nc4 13. Bf4 (13. b3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 b6 15. e4 c6 16. b4  bxc5 17. bxc5 Qa5 18. Nxd5 Bg5 $1 19. Bh5 cxd5 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rxf7 Qd2 $1  22. Qxd2 Bxd2 23. Raf1 Nc6 24. exd5 exd5 25. Rd7 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Bxd4 27. e6 Be5  28. Rxd5 Re8 29. Re1 Rxe6 30. Rd6 Kf7 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxe5 Kf6 33. Rd5 Ke6  34. Rh5 h6 $11 {Spassky,B (2660)-Fischer,R (2785) Reykjavik 1972}) 13... b6 14.  b3 Na5 15. Na4 bxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nd7 18. Re1 Nc6 19. a3 a5 20. Qd3  Qe7 21. Rac1 Rfb8 22. Bd1 Ra7 23. Bc2 Nf8 24. Bd2 Rab7 $132 {1/2, Hayakawa,S  (2316)-Vlasveld,W (2512) email 2012}) 12... Nc8 13. f4 Nc6 14. b4 $14 {()  Although Black's position is solid, it remains cramped for a long time.} ({Even  } 14. f5 $5 exf5 15. Bf3 Bg5 16. Nxd5 f4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 {gives White  chances to fight for an advantage.})) ({The even more unusual} 11. b3 $5 {also  deserves attention:} dxc4 (11... Nc6 12. c5 Nc8 13. Qd2 $14) 12. bxc4 Nc6 13.  Rb1 Rb8 14. Bd3 $1 Nb4 (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. dxe5 Qd3  18. Ne4 Kg8 19. Qg4 Rfd8 20. Rb3 Qc2 21. Bh6 g6 22. Qf4 Nd7 23. Rf3 $18 {White,  D (2408)-Everitt,G (2271) email 2008}) 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg6 17. g4  Bxg5 18. Rxb4 Kh7 19. gxh5 Bxe3 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. fxe3 Qh4 22. Rb2 $36 {  Rytshagov,M (2420)-Maki,V (2415) Tampere 1992}) 11... exd5 $5 {Black wants to  blockade White's kingside majority on the light squares. The text move leads  to a complex strategic fight.} ({Initially Black used to prefer} 11... Nxd5 {  and Navara admitted that in his preparation he concentrated mainly on this  more popular recapture. However,} 12. Qb3 {causes Black quite a few problems:}  Nb6 (12... Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qc8 (13... b6 14. d5 Bc5 15. dxe6 Bxe3+ 16. Kh1 fxe6  17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Qxc8 Rxc8 20. Nd5 Bc5 21. Nxc7 $18 {Giorgadze,  T-Alburt,L (2505) Tbilisi 1977}) 14. d5 $5 ({More energetic than} 14. Bd3 $14)  14... Bc5 (14... Nd7 15. dxe6 Nc5 16. exf7+ Bxf7 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.  Qc2 a5 20. Bc4 Rae8 21. a3 c6 22. Rad1 Bxc4 23. Qxc4+ $16 {purepower,h (2604)  -amd64bit,s (1842) Engine Room blitz 2011}) 15. Ne4 (15. Bc4 $36) (15. Nd4 $5  Bxe2 16. Ncxe2 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 exd5 18. Qxd5 $32 {/\} Nd7 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. e6  $16) 15... Bb6 16. Bc4 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nc6 18. e6 Na5 19. exf7+ Bxf7 20. Qd3 Qd8  21. Nfg5 Bxe3+ {Savon,V (2540)-Alburt,L (2505) Beltsy 1977} 22. Kh1 $1 Bxg5 (  22... Bxd5 23. Nf6+ Rxf6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Bg8 26. Ne6+ $18) 23. Rxf7 Rxf7  24. Rf1 Bf6 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Bxf7+ $36) (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. Rad1 $16  {[%csl Gc3,Gd4,Ge5][%cal Yc3c4,Yd4d5]}) 13. d5 $5 (13. a4 a5 14. Rfd1 (14. Rad1  c6 (14... Nc6 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Qc8 18. Rb5 Bg6 19. Nd4 Nxd4  20. Bxd4 Bf5 21. Bc5 Be6 22. Qc3 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 c6 24. Rxa5 $16 {Gligoric,  S-Vukic,M Novi Sad 1976}) 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Qxb7 Nd7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Qxc6 Rc8 19.  Qb7 Rb8 20. Qa7 Ra8 21. Qd4 $2 (21. Qb7 $11) 21... Bc5 22. Qd2 Nxe3 23. fxe3 {  Bernardino,Z-Cirello,L corr 1989} Nxe5 $1 $17) 14... c6 15. d5 $5 (15. Nd2 Bxe2  16. Nxe2 Na6 17. Nf4 Nb4 18. Ne4 N6d5 19. Nh5 Kh8 20. Bd2 g6 21. Nf4 Nxf4 22.  Bxf4 Qd5 $15 {Balashov,Y (2595)-Palatnik,S (2505) Kislovodsk 1982}) 15... Nxd5  16. Qxb7 Nd7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Qxc6 Rc8 19. Qb5 Rb8 20. Nxd5 $5 (20. Qc6 Rc8 $11)  20... Rxb5 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bxb5 (22. axb5 Be4 $132) 22... Nb8 (22... Rd8 $5  23. Bd2 Nf8 24. Bxa5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Be4 $13) 23. Rac1 Qb7 {Vinagre,H-Zarske,J  France corr 1992} 24. Ne1 $44 {/+/=}) 13... Nxd5 (13... exd5 14. Bxb6 axb6 15.  Nxd5 Bc5 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nf4 (17. Ng5 $5 Bxe2 18. Qc2 g6 19. Qxe2 $40) 17...  Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nc6 19. e6 (19. Bg4 Qe8 20. e6 Nd4 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Nd5 $16)  19... Nd4 20. Rxd4 Bxd4 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Bg4 Qd8 23. Be6 Qf6 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7  25. Ne6 {Kremenietsky,A (2395)-Kolev,A (2380) Ruse 1987} Bxb2 $11) 14. Rfd1 (  14. Qxb7 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nc5 17. Rxd8 Nxb7 18. Rd7 Bc5 19. Kf2 Bb6  20. b4 (20. Na4 $142 $36) 20... Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8  24. Nd4 Bg6 25. Bf3 c5 $11 {Felgaer,R (2570)-Valerga,D (2481) Buenos Aires 2015  }) 14... c6 (14... Nxc3 15. Rxd8 Nxe2+ 16. Kf1 Rxd8 17. Qxb7 Nd7 18. g4 Bg6 19.  Rd1 Rab8 20. Qc6 Nf8 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Kxe2 Rxb2+ 23. Kf1 $16 {purepower,h  (2546)-amd64bit,s (1980) Engine Room blitz 2011}) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Qxb7 Nd7 17.  Rac1 N7b6 18. Qxc6 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nd5 20. Qd2 Rc8 (20... Bb4 21. Qd4 Ba5 22. Qc4  Bb6 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 h5 25. Rd4 Rb8 26. b3 $16 {phil harris,h (2643)  -ivanhoe,h (2548) Engine Room blitz 2011}) 21. a3 Qd7 22. Bc4 h5 23. Bg5 hxg4  24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. hxg4 Nb6 26. Be2 $16 {Glaser,K (2241)-Barbalic,Z (2132)  email 2014}) 12. Ne1 {Starts preparing a kingside attack.} ({More committal,  but also interesting is} 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne1 Nc6 (13... f5 $6 14. Ng2 {[%cal  Yg2f4]} Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. f4 Qd8 17. Ne3 Nc6 18. Rc1 Kh8 19. b3 a6 20. Rf2  Ne7 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Ne2 c6 23. Ng3 Rf7 24. h4 $16 {Drozdov,I (2440)-Bratchenko,  A (2355) Maikop 1998}) (13... f6 14. f4 fxe5 (14... f5 15. Ng2 Nc6 16. Kh1 Qd7  17. Bg1 Bb4 18. Nh4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne7 20. Ng2 c6 21. Ne3 Rac8 22. a4 Na8 23.  Ra2 b6 24. Bd3 Nc7 25. Raf2 {0-1 (46) Van Dongen,P-Villeneuve,A (2330) Epinal  1989}) 15. dxe5 c5 16. f5 Be8 17. Bf4 Bc6 18. Bf3 d4 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Ng2 Nd7  21. Bg3 Qb6 22. b3 Rad8 23. Kh2 Kh8 24. Qd2 Qb4 25. Qc2 Bb5 26. Rfe1 d3 27. Qf2  $36 {King,D (2514)-Baburin,A (2591) Birmingham 2000}) 14. f4 (14. Ng2 f6 15.  Nf4 $6 (15. f4 $1) 15... fxe5 16. dxe5 d4 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rad1  Bc5 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Qc2 Qxe5 $15 {Emms,J (2500)-Baburin,A (2545) Isle of Man  1996}) 14... f5 15. exf6 $2 (15. Ng2 $142 $13 {/+/=}) 15... Bxf6 16. Nf3 h6 17.  b3 Qd6 18. Bd3 Rae8 19. Qd2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nb4 21. Qd2 Nc2 22. Qxc2 Rxe3 $36 {  Svidler,P (2635)-Solozhenkin,E (2515) Elista 1995}) 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 (13.  Nxe2 $5 Nc6 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rfe8 16. Ned3 Rad8 17. Nc5 Qc8 18. Qb3 Na5 19.  Qc3 Nac4 20. b3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 c6 22. Qe1 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Nd7 24. Rc2 Nf8 25. Nh5  $14 {Vaida,R-Satosuo,R (2093) email 2012}) 13... c6 (13... Nc6 14. Nd3 Qd7 (  14... f6 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bf2 fxe5 $2 (16... f5 $14) 17. dxe5 d4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19.  Qxc4+ Kh8 20. Nd5 $16 {Donaldson Akhmilovskaya,E (2280)-Wiese Jozwiak,M (2030)  Buenos Aires olw 1978}) 15. Rad1 Nd8 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. f4 f5 18. g4 c6 19. Kh2  Nd7 20. Nd3 Ne6 21. gxf5 (21. Qg2 $14 {[%cal Yc3e2,Ye2g3]}) 21... Rxf5 22. Qg4  g6 23. Ne2 Ndf8 24. Ng3 Ng7 $1 25. Nxf5 Nxf5 26. Bf2 Ne6 $44 {Plachetka,  J-Bagirov,V Kirovakan 1978}) (13... f6 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. exf6 (15. f4 $14) 15...  Bxf6 16. Nd3 c6 17. b3 Na6 18. f4 Rae8 19. Ne5 Qd8 20. Bc1 Nc8 21. Qd3 Nc7 22.  Ba3 Be7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. b4 a6 25. a4 Nd6 26. Rde1 g6 $14 {/=, Ruch,E (2472)  -Vlasveld,W (2508) email 2014. Despite the powerful Ne5 it's difficult to  breach Black's defences. A similar situation could occur later in the game.})  14. Nd3 Na6 $5 $146 {A natural novelty, the knight heads in the direction of  e6.} (14... a5 15. f4 f5 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. Rae1 Na6 18. Bf2 Re8 19. g4 Rf8 20. e6  Qc7 21. Kg2 Rae8 $5 22. Nxa6 bxa6 23. Bg3 Qc8 24. Qd3 g6 25. Re2 Bb4 $132 {  Lumley,W (2395)-Vlasveld,W (2471) email 2008}) (14... Qd7 15. b3 Qf5 $2 16. f4  h5 17. g4 Qh7 18. f5 $16 {alfjoo,h (2628)-amd64bit,s (1985) Engine Room blitz  2011}) 15. Rae1 {He prefers concentrating his pieces against the king to a  pawn attack.} ({The position after} 15. f4 f5 16. g4 (16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Ne5 Nc7  $132) 16... Nc7 $13 {is far from clear.}) 15... Nc7 16. Nf4 $5 (16. f4 f5 17.  exf6 Bxf6 18. Ne5 Qd6 {is again similar to the previous note - Navara was not  impressed.}) 16... Qd7 17. Nh5 Rae8 ({A move which also deservs attention is  also} 17... f6 18. Bc1 $5 $13 (18. e6 Nxe6 19. Bh6 gxh6 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6  Kf7 $15) (18. exf6 Bxf6 $11)) 18. Qf3 (18. f4 {is again met by} f5 $11 (18...  g6 19. f5 $1 gxh5 20. Qxh5 $44)) 18... Kh8 (18... f6 $5 19. Qg3 (19. Bh6 Ne6  20. Qg4 Bd8 $15 {leads nowhere}) 19... Ne6 20. Bf4 (20. exf6 Bxf6 {is more  pleasant for Black}) 20... Kh8 $13 (20... fxe5 21. Bxe5 g6 $11)) 19. Ne2 ({  According to Navara, limiting the Nb6 with} 19. b3 {is more solid. However,  Black can claim equality after} f6 $132) 19... Nc4 20. Bc1 (20. b3 Nxe3 21.  Qxe3 (21. fxe3 f6 $15) 21... Ne6 $11) (20. Qg3 $5 Ne6 (20... Rg8 21. b3 Nxe3  22. fxe3 $5 $14) (20... g6 21. Bh6 (21. Nhf4 Qf5 $1 (21... f6 22. Nxg6+ hxg6  23. Nf4 $44) 22. Bc1 f6 $132) 21... Rg8 22. Nf6 Bxf6 23. exf6 Ne6 24. Qg4 {  [%cal Re2f4,Rh6g7]} Nd6 25. Bg7+ Rxg7 26. fxg7+ Kg8 $1 $44) 21. Nef4 g6 $13) (  20. Neg3 f6 21. Nf5 (21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bh6+ Kh8 $1 $15 {was mentioned by  Navara in the post-mortem, the attack has no obvious follow-up.} (22... Kxh6 $2  23. e6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Nxe6 25. b3 Nd6 26. Qe3+ Ng5 27. h4 $16)) 21... Ne6 $5 (  21... fxe5 22. Nhxg7 Bb4 $13) 22. b3 (22. Nxe7 fxe5 23. Nf5 g6 $17) 22... Nxe3  23. Qxe3 fxe5 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. dxe5 d4 $132 {/=/+}) 20... f6 $8 {Forced, but  good - due to the increasing pressure Black must free his position.} 21. Qg3 (  21. b3 fxe5 22. Qg3 Bb4 23. bxc4 Bxe1 24. Rxe1 exd4 $5 (24... g6 25. Bh6 Rf7  26. dxe5 gxh5 27. Nf4 $44) 25. c5 b6 $15 {/\} 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Bf4 Rf5 $1 28.  Bxc7 Rxh5 $17 {[%cal Rd4d3]}) ({After} 21. exf6 Bxf6 {the attack is over and  White is fighting for equality.}) 21... Bb4 22. exf6 g6 $5 {The tactical  tension grows and unfortunately for White, he loses track here...} (22... gxf6  23. Nc3 Ne6 $11) 23. Bh6 $2 ({The correct way to hold the balance was} 23. Ng7  $142 $1 Ra8 (23... Bxe1 24. Nxe8 Ba5 25. Nxc7 Bxc7 26. Qf3 Qe6 27. Bg5 h6 $11)  (23... Re4 24. f3 Re3 25. Qf2 $1 Rxe2 (25... Rxf6 26. Bxe3 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Nxe3  28. Qxe3 Kxg7 29. Nf4 $14) 26. Rxe2 Rxf6 27. Bh6 Rf7 (27... g5 28. f4 Rxh6 29.  fxg5 $40) 28. Qh4 $36) 24. Bg5 Bxe1 (24... Nd2 25. Nf4 Ne4 26. Rxe4 dxe4 27. h4  $13 {[%cal Yh4h5]}) 25. Rxe1 Ne8 26. Nf4 $5 (26. Qh4 {[%cal Re2g6]} Nxf6 27.  Bxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Qxg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nf4 $11) 26... Nxf6 (26... Nxg7 $2  27. fxg7+ Qxg7 28. Re7 Rf7 29. Ne6 Rxe7 30. Nxg7 Rxg7 31. Bf6 $18) 27. Nge6 Ne4  (27... Rae8 $2 28. Nxg6+ hxg6 29. Bxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Qxf6 Qf7 32.  Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Ng5+ $16) 28. Qh4 Kg8 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. Bh6 Re8 31. f3 Ned6 $11)  23... Bxe1 24. Bxf8 $6 (24. Rxe1 Rf7 (24... gxh5 $4 25. Qg7+ $1 $18) 25. Ng7  Ref8 $1 (25... Rc8 $143 26. Qh4 Ne8 27. Nf4 Nxf6 (27... Kg8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.  Nxe8 Qxe8 30. Qg5 {[%cal Rf4g6]} Qe4 31. Nd3 $1 $13 {[%cal Yd3e5,Rg5g3]}) 28.  Nge6 Kg8 29. Ng5 Re7 30. Nge6 $132 {Gareev}) 26. b3 Nd6 $17) 24... Rxf8 25.  Rxe1 gxh5 26. Nf4 Rxf6 27. Nxh5 Rg6 $1 $19 {Forced, but sufficient to beat off  the attack.} (27... Re6 28. Rxe6 Nxe6 29. b3 Qe8 30. bxc4 Qxh5 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32.  Qxb7+ $15) 28. Qh4 (28. Qf4 Qd8 $8 $19) 28... Re6 $1 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Nf4 (30.  Qd8+ Ne8) 30... Qf7 31. Qd8+ Ne8 32. Nd3 h6 33. b3 Ncd6 34. Ne5 Qc7 35. Qh4 Qg7  36. Qd8 Kh7 37. f4 Qf6 38. Qd7+ Ng7 {[%cal Rd6b5,Rd6f5]} 0-1  [Event "Wei Yi - Rapport Match TB"] [Site "Yancheng CHN"] [Date "2016.12.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Wei Yi"] [Black "Rapport, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B09"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2717"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2016.12.23"]  1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. e5 Nd7 8. d5  Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O Qf5 13. Qd1 dxe5 14. fxe5  Qxe5 15. Kh1 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Rb1 Bf5 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Be3 Qa6 20. Qd2 Rad8  21. Qf2 e6 22. Bxa7 exd5 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qc4 25. Rbd1 Bxc2 26. Nxd5 Qxd4  27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Nc7 Rxd4 29. Nxe8+ Kf8 30. Nc7 Rd2 31. Ne6+ Kg8 32. Ng5 Bd3  33. Re1 h6 34. Nf3 Rxb2 35. h3 Rxa2 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Re7 Bf1 38. Nh4 g5 39. Kg1  Ra1 40. Nf3 Be2+ 41. Kf2 Bxf3 42. Kxf3 Rb1 43. Re8 b5 44. Rb8 Rb3+ 45. Kg4 Rb4+  46. Kf3 Rf4+ 47. Ke3 b4 48. Rb6 h5 49. Kd3 Rf2 50. g4 Rf3+ 51. Ke4 hxg4 52.  hxg4 Rf4+ 53. Ke5 f6+ 54. Ke6 Re4+ 0-1  [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.08"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Rapport, R."] [Black "Wei Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2748"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2017.09.03"]  1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O  Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Re1 Qd8 12. Qb3 a5 13. e4 a4 14. Qa3 dxe4 15.  Nxe4 e5 16. Nd6 exd4 17. c5 Nf6 18. Bc4 Nd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. b4 b6 21. Red1  Bg4 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 bxc5 24. bxc5 Qg5 25. g3 Be5 26. h4 Qf6 27. Qxf6 Bxf6  28. c6 Be5 29. Nb5 Ra5 30. c7 Rxb5 31. c8=Q Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 33. Ra8 Rb4 34.  Ra5 Bc7 35. Rxd5 Rb2 36. R5xd4 Rxa2 37. R4d2 Ra3 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 h5 40.  Ra3 Bd6 41. Rxa4 Bc5 42. Kg2 Bb6 43. Ra2 Bd4 44. Kf3 f5 45. Rd2 Be5 46. Rd5 Kf6  47. Ra5 Ke6 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. Ke3 Bc3 50. f4 Bf6 51. Kd3 Bb2 52. Kc4 Bf6 53. Rc6  Bb2 54. Kd5 Kg7 55. Ke6 Bd4 56. Rc7+ Kg8 57. Rd7 Bc3 58. Rd3 Bb2 59. g4 hxg4  60. h5 Kg7 61. Rd7+ Kh6 62. hxg6 Kxg6 63. Rf7 Bc1 64. Rxf5 Kh6 1-0  [Event "World Blitz 2017"] [Site "Riyadh KSA"] [Date "2017.12.29"] [Round "2.26"] [White "Aronian, L."] [Black "Rapport, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2017.12.29"]  1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxf3 6. exf3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6  8. f4 Qf6 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. Nc3 c5 12. O-O-O Nh6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rhe1  Nhf5 15. Qc3 O-O 16. h4 Nd6 17. h5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf6 19. Kb1 Rb8 20. a4 a6 21.  Qd3 h6 22. Qc3 d6 23. Bd3 exd5 24. cxd5 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bc2 b4 27. Qd3  Nxc2 28. Qxc2 b3 29. Qd3 Rb4 30. Re4 Rfb8 31. Rde1 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Qf5 33. Kc1  Qxh5 34. Kd2 Qh1 35. Re1 Qg2 36. Re2 g6 37. f5 Rb4 38. Qe3 Qxd5+ 39. Ke1 Qxf5  40. Kf1 Kg7 41. Kg1 Qd5 42. Qe7 Rd4 43. Kh2 Rd1 44. Re1 Rxe1 45. Qxe1 Qe5 46.  Qd2 c4 47. f4 Qe4 48. Qc3+ Kg8 49. Qf6 d5 50. g4 Qe6 51. Qd8+ Kg7 52. f5 gxf5  53. gxf5 Qxf5 54. Qc7 Qc2+ 55. Kh3 Qf5+ 56. Kh2 Qg5 57. Qc5 Qd2+ 58. Kh3 Qxb2  59. Qg1+ Kh7 60. Qe3 Qf6 61. Kh2 b2 62. Qe1 Qf5 0-1  [Event "World Blitz 2017"] [Site "Riyadh KSA"] [Date "2017.12.29"] [Round "8.29"] [White "Laznicka, V."] [Black "Rapport, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2017.12.29"]  1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b5 4. d5 Nf6 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. a4 b4 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O  Be7 9. Ne5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 d6 11. Nd3 Nc6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. c3 a5 14. Qb3 d5 15.  Nd2 e5 16. Nh3 c4 17. Qd1 e4 18. Re1 e3 19. Nf3 exf2 20. Nxf2 O-O 21. Bf4 Bc5  22. e3 Rae8 23. Qd2 h6 24. h4 Ne7 25. Rad1 Qxa4 26. Ne5 Qb5 27. g4 Qb7 28. Kh2  Bd6 29. Rg1 Qc7 30. Nf3 Ng6 31. Nh3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Nxf4 33. Nd4 Ne4 34. Nb5  Nxh3+ 35. Kxh3 Rf2 36. Rg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Qd7 38. Rxd5 Qxg4+ 39. Kf1 Be7 40. Re5  Ng3+ 41. Ke1 Bxh4 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Qe6 Ne4+ 44. Kf1 Nd2# 0-1  [Event "World Blitz 2017"] [Site "Riyadh KSA"] [Date "2017.12.29"] [Round "11.18"] [White "Rapport, R."] [Black "Akobian, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C15"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2017.12.29"]  1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8.  Ne2 Bf5 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Bg3 Qd7 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 Bg4 14. Qd3 Qf5  15. Nf4 Qxd3 16. Nxd3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 f6 18. Rfe1 Kf7 19. Re3 b5 20. Bb3 Na5 21.  Nfe5+ fxe5 22. Nxe5+ Kf8 23. Nxg4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Rae1 Nd5 26. Re5 Rxe5  27. dxe5 Ke7 28. f4 g6 29. Nf2 Nb6 30. Rd1 Na4 31. Rd2 a5 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Rxd8  Kxd8 34. Nd1 Ke7 35. Ke2 h5 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. g4 h4 38. Ke4 Nc5+ 39. Ke3 g5 40.  fxg5 Kxe5 41. Nf2 b4 42. g6 Kf6 43. Ne4+ Nxe4 44. Kxe4 Kxg6 45. Kf4 c5 46. g5  a4 47. a3 b3 48. Kg4 Kf7 49. Kf5 Kg7 50. g6 Kg8 51. Kg5 Kg7 52. Kh5 Kf6 53. Kh6  Kf5 54. g7 Ke4 55. g8=Q Kd3 56. Qe6 Kc2 57. Qe2+ 1-0  [Event "World Blitz 2017"] [Site "Riyadh KSA"] [Date "2017.12.30"] [Round "15.25"] [White "Rapport, R."] [Black "Ponomariov, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2694"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2017.12.29"]  1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Qd2 d6 6. O-O-O a6 7. g4 Nd7 8.  f4 g5 9. e3 Qe7 10. h4 Bg7 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Nf3 gxf4 14. exf4  b5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Qh2 Bg7 17. Ng5 Nf8 18. Qh5 Qd7 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. Nxc7+ Ke7  21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nxa8 Bb7 23. Nc7 Bf6 24. d5 e5 25. f5 Nd7 26. Ne6 Nb6 27. g5  Be7 28. Bg2 1-0  [Event "World Blitz 2017"] [Site "Riyadh KSA"] [Date "2017.12.30"] [Round "18.10"] [White "Mamedov, Rau"] [Black "Rapport, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2017.12.29"]  1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.  O-O Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nfd4 Qd6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Qd3 a6 14. Bxc6  bxc6 15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 c5 17. Nc6 a5 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Nd3 d4  21. Bg5 c4 22. Ne5 cxb3 23. Bxf6 Be6 24. Be7 Rfe8 25. Ba3 dxc3 26. axb3 cxb2  27. Bxb2 Rc2 28. Nd3 Rd8 29. Rad1 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxb2 31. Rd6 Bxf2+ 32. Kh2 h6  33. Rf1 Bc5 34. Rc6 Bb4 35. g4 Rxb3 36. g5 hxg5 37. Rh1 Kh7 38. Rb6 a4 39. g4  Kg6 40. Rd1 Bc3 41. Ra6 a3 42. Kg2 Bf6 43. Rd2 Bb2 44. Re2 Bf6 45. Ra4 Rb2 46.  Rxb2 Bxb2 0-1